I like L9 not requiring meteors, but they're gonna be kinda useless not because near top q ore isn't useful, just the way meteors work make their q worthless:
1. Pickaxes can't really get past stone axe quality, and you can only mine meteors with picks, so the meteors get capped harder
2. Also from above, people will be hesitant to bring their highest q tool to mine meteors where it could get easily stolen
3. The metal can't be spiraled at all
4. You guys will forget to make the annoying mining boulders be capped by tools
5. I don't remember if realm bonuses affect meteor too
6. Credo's used to matter but thankfully they'll be fixed